Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Oct 2025 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414141413131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)631606606606597589581523530523424304299295299299299299215206152147144144
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.91
7:13AM
1.20
7:30PM
0.90
8:04AM
1.12
8:25PM
0.88
8:56AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
-0.04
1:38PM
0.07
1:32AM
0.02
2:29PM
0.11
2:27AM
0.10
3:21PM
0.16
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:18-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------121-----
Temp. °C262525252729282726252525272928272625242427282827
Feels °C (?)302828283032313230292828313231313029272730303132
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Oaxaca

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Zicatela (calm at Oaxaca-Oax. 133 km from Zicatela). 1.1m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 15s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.7m 9s swell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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